Proverbs 2:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; | if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, | Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588B | that if: exceptכִּי [אם] (ki im) 1) except if 1a) but if 1b) even though |
| except | אִ֣ם | 'im | H0518B | if: except[כִּי] אם (ki im) 1) except if 1a) but if |
| to the discernment | לַבִּינָ֣ה | la-bi-NAH | H0998 | understandingבִּינָה (bi.nah) 1) understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified Aramaic equivalent: bi.nah (בִּינָה "understanding" H0999) |
| you will call | תִקְרָ֑א | tik-RA' | H7121I | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| to the understanding | לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה | la-te-vu-NAH | H8394 | understandingתְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) 1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification) |
| you will give | תִּתֵּ֥ן | ti-TEN | H5414M | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| voice your | קוֹלֶֽךָ׃ | ko-LE-cha | H6963A | voiceקוֹל (qol) : voice/shout/loud 1) voice, sound, noise 1a) voice 1b) sound (of instrument) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.